Anyone got a spare gearbox for a German magazine test bike?
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Gordon T
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They all do that sir. Just like the final drives and valves 
Not a great advert for BMW, or more specifically the 1200. A good reason not to buy a brand new bike, but get a good second hand one that has a service history and no previous problems.
Or just go for a 1100/1150??
Or just go for a 1100/1150??
As it happend at 44K KM you might have been the new owner of an otherwise perfect bike
Bigtrucknuts
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Yes it is a shocker. A bike out of thousands went wrong. All models have there failures and it dissent matter how much you spend. I'm sure there is a Bentley or a Rolls out there that's in a workshop now after a brake down. And we don't even need to talk about Mercedes.
In short there good well built bikes but no not perfect, indeed a shocker to some.
In short there good well built bikes but no not perfect, indeed a shocker to some.
Problem isn't really a problem for the original purchaser in the first 2 years or for however long they keep the bike with an extended warranty.
The problem lies with the poor sod who buys the bike used, and like most of us nearly bankrupts themselves buying the best/newest bike available with the intention of making it a keeper.
You are then faced say 12 months down the line with a self destructed gearbox and a massive bill, I've been there on a 5 year old r1150gs that needed in the end a new final drive unit. Luckily I got mine cheap from a firm building trikes, but had it not been available the bke would have been gone .
Lets face the fact that for 90% plus of us bikes are a hobby or toy and in comparison to cars bikes get very little use and we shouldn't encounter these faults if the so called development work was done properly in the first place
The problem lies with the poor sod who buys the bike used, and like most of us nearly bankrupts themselves buying the best/newest bike available with the intention of making it a keeper.
You are then faced say 12 months down the line with a self destructed gearbox and a massive bill, I've been there on a 5 year old r1150gs that needed in the end a new final drive unit. Luckily I got mine cheap from a firm building trikes, but had it not been available the bke would have been gone .
Lets face the fact that for 90% plus of us bikes are a hobby or toy and in comparison to cars bikes get very little use and we shouldn't encounter these faults if the so called development work was done properly in the first place
